Come out, come out, no use in hiding. Come now, come now, can you not see ...

Back in the train with a strained left quad. Lessons learned: I am old. I really need to stretch before playing. Don't try to make up for one bad play by over exerting on the next. Quads control the UP stroke on your bicycle so push don't pull. Ibuprofen is good. Ambien puts you to sleep. And lastly: It is possible to ride a bicycle with a travel mug full of latte in the "water bottle" pocket of your backpack. Just check the top carefuly and aim accordingly.

I have been meaning to create a Top5 nonsense lyric songs list on Fafebook but I can't think of 5 good enough to include. Easy ones "Surfin' Bird" - "oo mao mao boppa oo mao mao", "Pinhead" by The Ramones "Gabba Gabba Hey", "Witch Doctor" by Alvin and the Chipmunks "oo ee oo ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang". But after that nothng seems to be good enough. Let me know if you have one so I can put a lid on this. Honestly, this is taking too many cycles from my daily brain allotment.

Iphone says, "In the City" by The Eagles

"It's survival in the city, when you live from day to day. City streets don't have much pity, when you're down that's where you'll stay."

I been running down a one way track. Won't you help me, police on my back ...

So I forgot to fill you in on the car situation. 110 days after the great front yard demolition derby of '09. Kris and I bought a 2003 Ice-Blue Honda Civic Hybrid. With less miles than Penelope and for more than I got for the Outback. I am, however, still on the train. Knowing that it is possible to live with one car and with the potential for saving plenty of cash on gas with the new one, I will continue to ride the rails. Days where I need a car or when I have to be somewhere else I can drive. Taking advantage of the opportunities afforded by the train pass feels like a whole different chapter in our lives and I am happy to continue and make my greener-than-I-ever-was kids happy that I am saving resources. So now we have to name it. Snowflake has been the best so far but honestly this is a boy car and snowflake just won't make him happy. I am thinking something overly butch like Frank, Nick or Gus. Oddly, 3 of my dads golf buddies, RIP Gus.

iPhone says, "Rock the Casbah" by The Clash

"The king called out his jet fighters. Said you better earn your pay. Drop your bombs between the minarets down the casbah way."

Little known fact: When the San Jose soccer team was known as "The Clash", the chearing section was called "The Casbah".

37 years ago a witch done put a spell on me. A spell where when I'm talking I'm singin' it with glee ...

Just a moment out if my day to let you know about my favorite kids animated movie if the past 10 years. Nemo? Cars? Wall-E? Bugs? Ants? No no no no and no. It's Hoodwinked the lower budget retelling of Red Ridinghood ala 7 Samurai or The Usual Suspects. The wolf I really an investigative reporter. In fact he IS Fletch complete with characters and a Magic Johnson Lakers #32 jersey. Voiced by Patrick Warburton he is the unexpected "hero" of this movie. Red wants out if the Forrest in the worst way and sings about it. Anne Hathaway plays the reluctant goodie deliverer who, when asked what they call her when she isnt wearing her namesake accessory responds snidley, "I usually wear it.". Which brings us to GrandMa the goodie making CEO of the most successful bakery in the forest. However in keeping with the nothing is as it seems atmosphere of he film she I in actuality an Xtreme athlete with a theme song titled "The Real G" that includes lines like, "75 alive in a hardcore bitty. Still making' half pipe hand plants look pretty. In the woody with the goodies for the Jacks and Jills. More power to the granny with the skillz." The wolf has an asisstant/photographer named Twitchy the squirrel who it is impossible to understand as he speaks waaaaay too fast. Please don't give him coffee. The Woodcutter (James Belushi) is really a german actor wannbe who currently sells schnitzel from an ice cream truck. The antagonist is actually attempting to corner the goodie market and need to do away with granny and red to get his way. Oh, and he is a cute bunny voiced by Andy Dick. He has a Dr Evil-esq lair and some euro trash henchmen/women. One of whom is sadly named Keith which just isn't mean enough for Boingo, "Watch out for Keith." Last but not least is Japeth the blind outcast singing goat. The title of this post is his song about why he has to sing every line he has. If nothing else he wants you to be prepared.

Rent it. Honestly you will be surprised.

iPhone says, "Red is Blue". Ben Folds from the Hoodwinked Soundtrack

"Trouble in your head now don't know what to do. Seems like up is down and Red is Blue."